2007 Toyota Hilux 2.5L Diesel · ML57 LVY
2007 Toyota Hilux (2.5L, diesel). First registered 23 Oct 2007. Recorded mileage 243,590 miles. MOT expired on 19 Mar 2025. A manufacturer safety recall is currently outstanding.
- Make & Model
- TOYOTA HILUX
- Year / Origin
- 2007 · Manchester & Merseyside
- Safety Recall
- Recall Notice
- MOT Status
- Expired on 19 Mar 2025
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 243,590 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
Outstanding Safety Recall Notice
Action RequiredOfficial DVSA telemetry indicates this vehicle has an unaddressed manufacturer safety recall. Remedial repairs are legally required to be carried out 100% free of charge by an authorised main dealer.
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ML57 LVY Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Outstanding manufacturer safety recall notice
- Latest MOT passed on 20/03/2024
- 243,590 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 1 historical MOT failure
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
ML57 LVY MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
3 MOT tests are recorded for this 2007 Toyota Hilux (ML57 LVY) between March 2022 and March 2024.
The record contains 2 passes and 1 failure.
The most recent test on 20 March 2024 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 1 failure that buyers may want to investigate.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Lighting (3 issues), Suspension (2 issues). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
Recorded failure items include: “Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength ch”; “Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely ”; “Offside Front Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))”.
ML57 LVY Mileage History
- 28/03/2022227,314 mi
- 12/12/2023243,492 mi+16,178 mi
- 20/03/2024243,590 mi+98 mi
Average of roughly 8,223 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Toyota Toyota Hilux Mk7
Our database tracks 3 specific mechanical faults and recurring failure patterns identified across UK MOT testing stations for this generation.
MOT Roadworthiness: Poor
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Historical MOT pass rates and DVLA records for 2007 model year cars.
- D-4D Fuel Injector Copper Seat Washer Blow-By and Sludge FormationSerious
The 2.5 D-4D (2KD-FTV) and 3.0 D-4D (1KD-FTV) engines use copper washers to seal the common-rail fuel injectors into the cylinder head. Over time and thermal cycling, these copper washers erode, allowing hot combustion blow-by gases to escape into the rocker cover. The hot gases carbonise engine oil into thick granular sludge, which drops into the sump and clogs the oil pickup mesh strainer. This starves the engine of oil pressure, causing rattling bottom-end bearings and catastrophic engine seizure.
- Rear Chassis Ladder Frame Structural Salt CorrosionSerious
Hilux pickups used in UK agricultural, coastal, or winter-salted highway environments suffer from severe structural corrosion on the boxed steel ladder-frame chassis rails. Mud and wet road salt accumulate inside the hollow chassis sections behind the fuel tank and surrounding the rear leaf spring hanger brackets, rusting the steel rails from the inside out. This leads to chassis perforations, weakened towing strength, and failure on the annual UK MOT inspection.
- Steering Column Spiral Cable Clock Spring FailureModerate
The spiral cable (clock spring) inside the steering wheel hub assembly transfers electrical connections to the driver airbag, horn, and steering wheel controls. Through repeated steering turns over high mileage, the internal flat ribbon cable suffers fatigue and fractures. When severed, the driver airbag is disconnected, illuminating the SRS airbag warning light on the dashboard, disabling the horn, and causing an immediate MOT test failure. Subject to UK safety recall R/2014/048.
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